Welker went down in the third quarter, left the game and didn’t return.

Chances are, Welker doesn’t want to miss next week’s game at New England. It would be his first opportunity against his former team and coach — the Patriots and Bill Belichick.

Welker’s status will be updated Monday from Broncos’ headquarters at Dove Valley.

A lower left leg injury to safety Rahim Moore and a knee injury to tight end Julius Thomas were the other injuries. The extent of the injuries to Moore and Thomas will be determined through tests Monday.

We had Wes in our sites after we noticed all the pick plays he runs with Decker. When we got our chance we trucked him so hard a box of canary’s broke loose from the crash and were circling his head. Chirp Chirp Chirp, Chirped the Canary’s no pick plays for you tonight Wes, see you in two weeks….

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Don’t get too full of yourself, Chiefs fan…your team hasn’t been to a Super Bowl in nearly half a century. And having watched a tentative Alex Smith in SF for years, I can assure you the Chiefs won’t be hoisting the Lombardi trophy any time soon.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.